Central Midfielders (CMs) are the engine of every team in FC Mobile. They connect defense and attack, control possession, and dictate the tempo of play. The best CMs in the current meta are those who can contribute on both ends, creating chances while still helping recover the ball when out of possession.
The Best CMs
Here’s the latest ranking of the best Central Midfielders in FC Mobile 26 based on real in-game performance, stats, and current meta trends.
Gullit
- ✅ Exceptional Strength
- ✅ Exceptional Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- ✅ Amazing Defending
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Great Passing
Play Maker Trait- ✅ Good Heading
Power Header Trait- ✅ Good Free Kick
Powerful Driven Free Kick Trait- ✅ Good Finishing
- ❌ None
Zidane
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Play Maker Trait
Long Passer Trait- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
Outside Foot Shot Trait
Finesse Shot Trait- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Strength
- ✅ Amazing Finishing
- ✅ Good Free Kick
- ✅ Good Heading
Flair Trait
- ❌ None
De Bruyne
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
Early Crosser Trait- ✅ Exceptional Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
Long Shot Taker Trait- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Pace
- ✅ Amazing Strength
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Great Finishing
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- ✅ Great Defending
- ✅ Great Stamina
- ❌ Bad Heading
Vieira
- ✅ Exceptional Strength
- ✅ Exceptional Defending
Dives Into Tackles Trait- ✅ Very Aggressive
- ✅ Exceptional Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Outstanding Heading
- Power Header Trait
- ✅ Amazing Shooting
- ✅ Amazing Passing
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ Average Crossing
Kroos
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- Long Passer Trait
- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- ✅ Great Finishing
- ✅ Great Strength
- ✅ Great Defending
- ❌ Average Heading
Sócrates
- ✅ Exceptional Strength
- ✅ Exceptional Pace
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- ✅ Exceptional Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- Outside Foot Shot Trait
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Finishing
- ✅ Amazing Crossing
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Great Free Kick
- Powerful Driven Free Kick Trait
- ✅ Great Heading
- ✅ Great Defending
- Flair Trait
Beckham
- ✅ Exceptional Crossing
- Early Crosser Trait
- ✅ Exceptional Passing
- Play Maker Trait
- Long Passer Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Free Kick
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- Finesse Shot Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ❌ Bad Heading
Lampard
- ✅ Amazing Pace
- ✅ Amazing Strength
- ✅ Amazing Shooting
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- Outside Foot Shot Trait
- Powerful Driven Free Kick Trait
- ✅ Amazing Finishing
- ✅ Amazing Passing
- ✅ Amazing Dribbling
- ✅ Good Defending
- ❌ Bad Heading
Hamšík
- ✅ Exceptional Strength
- ✅ Exceptional Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Dribbling
- ✅ Outstanding Shooting
- ✅ ★★★★★ Weak Foot
- Long Shot Taker Trait
- ✅ Outstanding Passing
- Long Passer Trait
- Play Maker Trait
- ✅ Amazing Defending
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- ✅ Aggressive
- ✅ Great Finishing
- ✅ Great Crossing
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ None
Bellingham
- ✅ Exceptional Dribbling
- ✅ Exceptional Strength
- ✅ Exceptional Shooting
- ✅ Outstanding Pace
- ✅ Outstanding Finishing
- ✅ Outstanding Passing
- ✅ Very Aggressive
- ✅ Amazing Defending
- Dives Into Tackles Trait
- ✅ Amazing Stamina
- Flair Trait
- ✅ High Att/Def Work Rates
- ❌ None
Other Positions:
In FC Mobile 26, Central Midfielders play one of the most flexible roles on the pitch. Depending on your formation and playstyle, a CM can be a box-to-box midfielder, an attacking playmaker, or a defensive-minded controller.
For a box-to-box CM, key attributes are Pace, Stamina, Strength, Passing, and Shooting, as they need to move up and down the field constantly. An attacking CM benefits more from Dribbling, Ball Control, Finishing, and Long Shot, helping drive the offense and support strikers in scoring opportunities. On the other hand, a defensive CM should focus on Marking, Interceptions, Aggression, and Tackling to maintain midfield stability.
Ideally, your CM should have at least a 4★ Weak Foot, allowing smoother passing and shooting from either side. Players with traits like Long Shot Taker or Playmaker can provide an extra edge in tight matches.
In the current meta, well-balanced CMs with solid defending and attacking stats are the most valuable, especially in formations that rely on transitions and fast counterattacks.
Cheap Beast CMs
Looking for a budget-friendly central midfielder with solid gameplay? Check out our cheap beast CM recommendations below. Their base OVR may be lower, but once ranked up and trained, they can perform impressively in matches.
| Name | OVR | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Yaya Toure | 105 | Winter Wonders |
| Milinkovic-savic | 107 | TOTS |
| Barkley | 107 | Captains |
| Marchisio | 106 | Songkran Splash |
| Patrick Vieira | 104 | Ballon d’Or |
| De Bruyne | 104 | Ballon d’Or |
| Schweinsteiger | 105 | TOTY |
| Scholes | 104 | Thunderstruck |
| Pirlo | 104 | Ballon d’Or |
| Xabi Alonso | 104 | Trophy Titans |
Please note that all CMs need to be Ranked and trained to display their best gameplay. The higher their Rank and Training Levels, the better their gameplay becomes.
You must also activate their Skills using Skill Points to maximize their stats. Central Midfielders have six types of skills to choose from: Defending, Passing, Physical, Ball-Winning Midfielder (Unlocks after Defending reaches Lvl. 3), Playmaker (Unlocks after Passing reaches Lvl. 3), and Box-To-Box (Unlocks after Physical reaches Lvl. 3).
EA can do buffs or nerfs on central midfielders in FC Mobile, and EA also always releases new cards along with new events, so the list above can change at any time. We’ll try to regularly update this list of the best CMs in FC Mobile 26.
If you have a good CM player recommendation besides the list above, please comment below.
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Hi again, sorry one more question. I’m looking for LB. What is better choice, Davies or Mendes? Thanks!
Davies.
Hi, what about Xavi 108 please ?
He is good technically but lacks physical presence and strength.
Guys
Whom should I pick
Xabi alonso trophy titan or toty nominee rice
Camavinga pitch beats card
Is Beckham which we can get for free is good
Bro, what about the new zidane card?
Yaya toure hall of legends or the heroes Yaya toure?
what about goretzka 107 is he good?
I think the Beckham chronicles 104 ovr is better than some cm listed above or what do you think?
I don’t include the same player twice in the list. His TOTY version is already ranked in the top 3 CMs.
Isn’t 105 WW Yaya Touré in the list?
I don’t include the same player twice in the list. His Division Rivals version is already ranked in the top 5 CMs.
Is 104 pillow good or veira better?
For me, pillow is better because it makes my sleep comfortable. 😊
Is 103 rated Xhaka good?
If you need a defensive CM, then yes, he’s good.
Which is better?
Zanetti TOTY or Schweinsteiger TOTY
Schweinsteiger
I think it’d be better if you make a table with name, ovr, skills and event. its simple and easy to see.
Thank you very much for the feedback! I’ll try to implement it.
is 104 hero chronicles yaya toure good
Beckham 104 or Scholes 104?
Beckham
So what about 106 toure? Is he good?
Yes, he is one of the top 5 CMs in the game right now.
Please which one is better between 104 ballon d or Xavi or scholes
xavi
Toure 106?
Toty 106 Beck is good or I exchange to get shards
One of the best. His passing is unmatched.
Is 104 Guti good??
He is decent. A great passer, but low physicality and is bad at defending. He also has a 3-star weak foot. It depends on your playstyle, but this type of player doesn’t suit most FC Mobile players.
It’s a shame there’s no lampard in the thunderstruck event, in my experience the lampard is worse with only 4 people in the back here
If u have latest one then, gullit is best, if not can choose Zidane or gullit 99-101 version. They both are good
Best midfield CM pair between Zidane Gullit Viera and Milincovik please 🙏
I have been using Hakan Çalhanoğlu (102 ovr Trick or Treat 25 Player) for a while. The card has great stats (5⭐ weak foot, long shot, ball control, passing) but on the field it reflects it’s average physical and his terrible stamina more. Even though he has 4.5 stamina he can’t even run for the whole first half. I want to replace him with a solid cm; need suggestions:)
How about 100 retro xavi and 100 zaire-emery anniversary?
Ze roberto 103 cm???
What about 98 hall of legends R9
And what about 97 anderson talisca
What abaut Fabian ruiz 100 ovr is he good?
Can you do one on the best price
What abaut 99 ovr Luka Modrić
Update all position pls
WHAT abaut 99 ovr tots icon zidane?
What about de bruyne 98
He was top 10.
What abaut 99 ovr icon zidane he or 100 ovr toure who is better?
99 ovr icon Zidane
what about kuyt
I use 442 holding with Sergei 100, Casemiro 100 and Modric 99. Should I change anyone and if so, who should I get?
please admin, can you make a post about what skill points are best for players at every position, and i think you can consider adding to the top 10 best players by position posts too
like the post above
Thanks for the suggestion. We may add it in the future.
What about Mac Allister Dinasties (99 OVR)?
Hmm, currently have ballack @101 (getting him to 102 soon tho), i also have wirtz@101(CAM) and i use both 4-3-3 attacking and 4-2-4
but, my other cm(valverde TOTY @ 99, red rank) still performs but i need someone to replace him with 99 ovr card still pulls my ovr back
who is cheap that i can get to replace valverde that will fit both 4-3-3 attacking and 4-2-4
Any Gullit card will perform well. Just buy the one that fits your budget.
96 Dynasties Lopez should be it the cheap beasts although hes 15 million he is great for long passing and short passing
Saya memiliki cm gulit ikon 90 saya duetin dengan Viera 91 kemahiran box to box semuaa
Apakah ada yg salah alam duet dan kemahiran
Tidak ada yang salah. Tapi OVR 90 & 91 sudah benar-benar ketinggalan untuk progress game saat ini.
Retro Xavi good or not?
what about gerrard icon chronicles 98 ??
its a bad card. use it in daily picks.
Bro Gullit(99 ovr) and De Bruyne(99ovr) is good combination for 4-2-4 formation??? Should I change the pair ???
That’s too offensive. Replace de Bruyne with Vieira or Toure, and you’ll be good.
Two defensive midfielder is good for 4-2-4 formation???
Two balanced midfielders or one defensive and one offensive midfielders is a better setup.
update the list please
We’ve updated it.
What about Gerrard ovr 98?
Not in the top 10.
What about 100 ovr HOL Rijkaard?
How is vitinha and modric 99 euro I have both are they actually any good?
How is Beckham?
He is good but sadly, he’s not top 10 in the game right now.
how is the new neuer card 98 cm ??
good. bad shooting
How good is 97 vitinha champions league final card
Low physicality, 3-star weak foot, and 3-star skill moves. I don’t think he is good enough.
Gerrard 0vr 89 one of the best midfielders I played with
At what over does fofana play best
Kuyt 96 is a beast he scores or assist almost like every match . He helps out in attack and defense because he’s high on both.
How’s TOTS Roy Keane?
Bro i have Schewiengster, Gullit and will get Socrates. Should I change anyone?
Use 4_3_3
Renato Sanches 111ovr Portugal🇵🇹
Where is HERRERA?